You'll learn to think and do. Well-respected in the business community, a BW degree in business administration combines strong theoretical knowledge with dynamic experiential learning to give you insights, strategies and professional practices you can readily apply to real-world situations.

BW faculty are scholars and practitioners. You'll learn from professors with decades of corporate, government and nonprofit experience who share insights that are diverse and career relevant.

BW alumni and student interns can be found at Sherwin Williams, Cleveland Clinic, Hyland Software, Proctor & Gamble, Cleveland Foundation, Eaton Corporation, Lubrizol, Playhouse Square, United Way and many others.

Business Grads Get Jobs86 percent of BW business majors are employed in their field of choice or attending graduate school within 12 months of graduation.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Production manager

Sales manager

Compensation manager

Buyer

Purchasing agent

Management analyst

Entrepreneur

CURRICULUM

Business administration is offered as a major and minor. Students who want to double major, take a holistic approach to business studies or create an individualized career track can benefit from this flexible major.

The program prepares you to work within diverse sectors while developing the ability to meet the challenges posed by a competitive, constantly changing global business environment.

The business administration major prepares students to:

Recall business terms, concepts, and principles and effectively communicate these, through both oral and written means, using the language of business

Utilize critical thinking skills to analyze information and produce improved business decisions and generate effective recommendations for better course of action or opportunity for improvement

Demonstrate relevant application of business knowledge

Exhibit high standards of ethical awareness and conduct and recognize ethical issues businesses/people face in today’s world

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the content areas and tools necessary for a business administration professional

Analyze business decisions using tools, techniques, and theory commonly used by business administration professionals

Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

BW provides a supportive, professional environment. The average class size is 19 students, which allows for individual attention and faculty mentoring. Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, fellowships, study abroad and a variety of co-curricular and other learning opportunities.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

Business Book Club

Initiated by alumni Eugene and Jean Grippen '53, the Business Book Club encourages students to be wise consumers and investors for financial independence. The Book Club reviews the classic book by George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon, and one other title related to personal finance each year. When the Book Club gathers, it is usually to share a meal as well as discuss how the concepts are relevant to their lives. The students also compete for cash prizes.

Enactus

A global, nonprofit organization, Enactus helps students develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills as they learn, practice and teach principles of free enterprise to improve the standard of living for millions around the globe

ALUMNI SUCCESS

At Baldwin Wallace, you’ll experience personal and professional growth in a supportive community that challenges and inspires you to succeed.

Baldwin Wallace has long championed the success of its students. Evidence of this can be seen in the extraordinary achievements of its alumni spread throughout the United States and the world.

Among recent accolades, 92 percent of graduates from the Class of 2014 reported being in rewarding jobs or in graduate school studies within six months after graduation.

Jared Missler ’13 is supply chain program manager for Eaton Corp. in Jackson, Michigan pursing an MBA at University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire. At BW, he interned at Lubrizol and worked as student fellow at BW’s Center for Innovation and Growth. He was also a business honors student. Jared is from Norwalk, Ohio.

Matt Bowen '12 is investment banking analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at UBS Investment Bank in New York City. He advises on a variety of corporate transactions for clients across several industries. Extracurricular activities and internships helped the Tiffin, Ohio, native secure a job in investment banking.

Audrey Briggs ‘07 is senior revenue accountant with Hyland Software in Westlake, Ohio. She graduated from BW’s 3/2 program, earning a B.A. in business administration and an MBA in accounting in five years. High academic standards and experienced faculty prepared the Lorain, Ohio, native for the business world.

Derek Skapes ’06 is owner of Everarbor, an outdoor lifestyle company specializing in apparel, landscaping, arboriculture, wildlife solutions and Everbrew, a soil additive made from local brewery and coffee shop waste. From Lakewood, Ohio, he is also wildlife research technician and forestry technician with Cleveland Metroparks.

Neil Stein ‘01 is general manager of the Lake County Captains in Eastlake, Ohio. From New Philadelphia, Ohio, he worked with the Toledo Mud Hens before joining the Captains in 2008 as assistant general manager. He oversees sponsorships and several nationally recognized promotions for the Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.

Penny Forster ’01 is manager of corporate partnerships and premium hospitality for the Cleveland Indians. Mentoring relationships with BW professors led to lasting professional connections that have benefitted her throughout her career. She is from Marion, Ohio.

Frank Kay ’96 is director of communications at Raycom Sports in Charlotte, N.C. He has been the director of media relations for the Belk Bowl since the game's inception in 2002. Working as a student assistant in the BW sports information office honed his skills, preparing him for a successful career. He is from Lakewood, Ohio.

FACULTY

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Lori RadulovichChair, Business Administration & MarketingProfessorDBA, Cleveland State University